illegitimate
adjective
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Examples of illegitimate in a Sentence
Jay Castello, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
Kirill replied that those pleas were meaningless because Ukraine’s political class was illegitimate.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Lee Jun-young’s character Kang In-ha is the illegitimate son of a conglomerate head.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The real Jeanne du Barry was the illegitimate daughter of a common seamstress who used her intelligence and sexuality to rise within the ranks of high society, eventually becoming the favored courtesan of King Loius XV.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Eastman’s strategy was predicated on having swing state Republicans sign off on illegitimate alternate electors who would deem Trump as the winner of their states.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
So, very different reaction among the parties to any kind of challenge to our democracy or suggestion that elections are illegitimate.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024
The complaint alleges that the federal government concocted illegitimate reasons for expediting the survey, forgoing a process that would have allowed mining companies to object.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
Despite a lack of evidence of widespread voter fraud, a majority of Republicans believe Joe Biden’s 2020 election was illegitimate.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Illegitimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegitimate. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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illegitimate
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Legal Definition
illegitimate
adjective
Note: An illegitimate child is usually legitimated by his or her parents' later marriage. Illegitimate children generally have the same inheritance rights under intestate successions as legitimate children; statutes limiting their inheritance rights have been found to violate the equal protection clause.
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